AWS Step Functions vs Camunda comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Step Functions
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
12th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Workload Automation (15th)
Camunda
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (2nd), Process Automation (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of AWS Step Functions is 2.9%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Camunda is 23.1%, up from 21.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM)
Unique Categories:
Workload Automation
1.1%
Business Process Design
12.8%
Process Automation
32.6%
 

Featured Reviews

Hamza Iqbal - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 18, 2024
A solution for workflow automation with easy integration capability
The major feature of AWS Step Functions is interdependency. Step Functions can determine what action to take next if one step returns a false status based on predefined logic. Step Functions aims to ensure that pipelines or workflows run smoothly by providing a backup function to execute in case of…
JL
Feb 3, 2023
Closes gap between devs and analysts, giving them common language, but we had integration challenges
We use it as a task manager. Our use case is to help manage human tasks and have a workflow to which we can assign a function and some criteria to agents Camunda helped in an important way because we have a standard language in discussions between developers and business analysts. It has been key…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"One can rate all the calls and that is a good feature."
"The solution is stable...The solution is easy to scale."
"It's a general solution that you can adapt to your own needs and is simple to use. We like that it can be integrated with everything in the AWS suite, and that the creation of the pipeline can be done using the graphical user interface."
"It is a scalable solution."
"What I like the most about Amazon Step Functions is how easy it is to use."
"The number of historical events is great."
"The integration capability is easy, whereas building state machines is tricky."
"AWS Step Functions acts as a high-level layer, allowing us to seamlessly integrate with microservices."
"The integration with almost any language, product, and even human tasks, is valuable. It's very seamless to integrate into existing systems. It doesn't require you to rewrite a lot of your existing system. That's where it really stands out."
"The flexibility is great."
"The Camunda BPMN Platform is very flexible and gives several options to deploy and scale it."
"Its flexibility stands out as the most valuable feature."
"Camunda Platform is better than IBM BPM, and Azure. It is more elaborate."
"The solution is good for data models."
"Overall, the solution has been very solid."
"The visibility – the diagrams you create – and then being able to automate based on them are valuable features. It's easy to explain and comprehend, and the integration aspects are valuable."
 

Cons

"The price and support are areas with shortcomings where the solution needs to improve."
"The solution's pricing could be cheaper. It is cheaper than Airflow."
"Setup took about one day. We had some errors to understand in the beginning, but now everything is working good."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved."
"I would like to see more data transformation features in Amazon Step Functions like additional operators and logic."
"It is hard to coordinate the declaratory language."
"The solution's data size limit can be improved."
"The interface can sometimes feel limited, as we're unable to see what AWS is running behind the scenes."
"I don't like the UI of the Camunda Platform, I have found the Signavio solution to be much better for me to create the process designs and execute them. Additionally, I have found the tools in the Camunda Platform are not compatible with some of my other tools. They should improve this in the future."
"The latency of API could be decreased."
"It would be better if the tool were made less reliant on Java."
"Lacking in forms visualization."
"There are a few things that I'm missing. For instance, the user interface creator, which I know other systems have, like Aurea or Lombardi, which are IBM solutions. The interface creator, including the data model creator or some module which would allow the users who are not programmers or business consultants and who are not technically skilled in database and Java programming, to create data models and user interfaces."
"Probably one area I look forward to has to do with AI and how Camunda sees the AI angle on workflow."
"The initial set up could be simplified, it's complex."
"There should be a multi-tenant solution for the platform where it supports multiple organizations on one platform instead of having to spin up multiple clusters for each organization. There should be an easy way to integrate different departments into one platform without having to operate multiple platforms. The operations should be easier with the enterprise solution. It should not create more overhead for the operations people."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's price is reasonable."
"The solution is expensive."
"I use the open-source free version."
"We use Camunda's community edition, which is free."
"When compared with the proprietary products, the pricing costs are much less, even though it is an enterprise edition."
"Compared to other software, Camunda Platform is quite cost-effective."
"The open-source version of the product is free to use."
"We are using the open-source version, free of charge. We didn't bother with the enterprise features."
"The cost of this solution is better than some competing products."
"We use the free version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
32%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon Step Functions?
The integration capability is easy, whereas building state machines is tricky.
What is your primary use case for Amazon Step Functions?
The major feature of AWS Step Functions is interdependency. Step Functions can determine what action to take next if one step returns a false status based on predefined logic. Step Functions aims t...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon Step Functions?
For Step Functions error handling, one must use function calls and logging for error detection within state machines. Comparatively, AirFlow offers more room for improvement. It's like drag and dro...
How does Bonita compare with Camunda Platform?
One of the things we like best about Bonita is that you can create without coding - it is a low-code platform. With Bonita, you can build the entire mechanism using the GUI, it’s that simple. You c...
Which do you prefer - Appian or Camunda Platform?
Appian is fast when building simple to medium solutions. This solution offers simple drag-and-drop functionality with easy plug-and-play options. The initial setup was seamless and very easy to imp...
Which would you choose - Camunda Platform or Apache Airflow?
Camunda Platform allows for visual demonstration and presentation of business process flows. The flexible Java-based option was a big win for us and allows for the integration of microservices very...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Amazon Step Functions, Step Functions
Camunda BPM
 

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Sample Customers

Alpha Apps, The Guardian, SGK, Bigfinite
24 Hour Fitness, Accruent, AT&T Inc., Atlassian, CSS Insurance, Deutsche Telekom, Generali, Provinzial NordWest Insurance Services, Swisscom AG, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VHV Group, Zalando
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